Connecting people, yarning through stories.
Hosted by Lockie Cooke, founder and CEO of iYARN, this podcast brings together powerful conversations with changemakers, community leaders, researchers, and innovators across Australia and beyond. Each episode explores how culture, technology, and community insight intersect to drive meaningful change — particularly in health, wellbeing, and social innovation.
Lockie is a non-Indigenous Australian who has worked in partnership with First Nations organisations for over 20 years. Through these long-standing relationships — and his connection with his cultural;ly adopted Aboriginal family in Ardiyooloon community in the North West of Western Australia — Lockie approaches each yarn with deep respect, cultural humility, and a shared commitment to strengthening self-determination and data sovereignty across Australia.
Whether discussing Indigenous data sovereignty, wearable tech in remote communities, mental health, or creative grassroots initiatives, iyarn Yarns invites listeners into grounded and thoughtful conversations about connection, belonging, and purpose.
The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM
The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM
Lockie Cooke sits down with Professor Donna Cross AM, one of the world's most cited researchers in bullying prevention, for the first episode of the Friendly Schools Podcast.
In this conversation, Donna shares 30 years of research into what actually works to reduce bullying in schools — including why punishment alone makes things worse, which popular approaches can cause harm, and what a whole school approach really looks like in practice.
Topics covered:
The $2.2 billion per year cost of bullying in Australia
Which students are most vulnerable and why location matters
The traffic light mapping exercise schools can use tomorrow
Why "evidence-based" doesn't always mean what you think
The problem with Restorative Techniques (capital R, capital T)
Why mindfulness can be harmful for primary school children
The LATE model: Listen, Acknowledge, Talk options, End with encouragement
AI, deepfakes, and the swimming pool analogy for online safety
Australia's social media ban: the positives and the risks
Friendly Schools is Australia's leading evidence-based bullying prevention program, developed over 30 years of research and accessed by over 4,000 schools. It is the only program to achieve a four-star rating on the Be You evidence ratings.
Recorded on Noongar Whadjuk Boodja at Studio Scotch, Scotch College, Perth, Western Australia.
Learn more: friendlyschools.com.au | iyarn.com
Friendly Schools is distributed by iyarn.
8 Oct 2025
Bridging the Health Gap with Wearable Technology - ABC Radio Sydney interview
In this special ABC Radio Sydney interview, Lockie Cooke, founder and CEO of iYARN, joins host Craig Reucassel to discuss how wearable technology is transforming healthcare access in remote Aboriginal communities across Australia.
Lockie shares how iYARN’s culturally informed digital platform is empowering researchers and healthcare professionals to collect real-time health data seamlessly — from heart rate and ECG scans to wellbeing check-ins — all while upholding data sovereignty and community ownership.
The conversation dives into:
How projects with the Djurali Aboriginal Heart Research Centre are improving early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF).
The critical role of telehealth and wearables in improving access to care in remote regions.
Why data security and sovereignty are essential to ensure First Nations health data stays protected and locally managed.
What’s next for iYARN’s collaboration with the Digital Health CRC, to be showcased at SXSW Sydney 2025.
Tune in to explore how technology, culture, and community collaboration are helping bridge the health gap facing Indigenous Australians.
6 Jul 2020
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Joris Cuesta is referred to as the Plateau Hacker
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